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Re: Word of warning when cooking

Well, generally, you wouldn't touch any gelatinous substance exposed to heat for that reason... put some ice on your finger, and I don't know about the tongue... maybe avoid using it too intensely for a few days.

Re: Word of warning when cooking

I remember several years ago, I was fixing mashed potatoes in a pot that had a wooden handle on it. The wooden handle was a little loose on the pot. When they were done cooking, I was spooning the hot potatoes into a ceramic bowl, when somehow, the wooden handle came off the metal spindle on the pot. The pot flipped over and everything came dumping out on the side of the kitchen counter, missing the bowl completely, and dropping down the side of the counter of the floor.

I just instinctively reacted, and reached down with my hands to catch what was falling onto the floor, not thinking that I had just taken them off the burner. It was like sticking my hands into hot tar. I screamed, slinging hot potatoes all over the kitchen, the pot clattered onto the floor. What was left in the pot then came splattering up all over my bare feet and legs (I was wearing short pants). So there I am, with scalding potatoes all over my hands, feet and legs, running through the apartment to the shower. I jumped into the tub, and ran cold water over everything... Then I went back to the kitchen, and cleaned everything up... What a mess... After it was all over, I remember thinking, I really didn't want mashed potatoes anyway...

Re: Word of warning when cooking

True, but caramelized sugar can be heated to a much higher temperature than any of these. Water will only heat to 212 degrees F., and then it won't get any hotter no matter how long it stays on the stove. So anything that's mostly water might be unpleasant to touch, but it won't give you serious burns.

But when sugar is combined with water, the mixture can be heated to a much higher temperature. So you can in fact get a bad burn.

Re: Word of warning when cooking

Oh, and hey--when you want to see if the flame on the stove is on medium or high? Don't stick your finger in there, either. 'K?

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